UN Special Envoy for Libya Ján Kubiš
Moscow (UNA-OIC) – UN Special Envoy for Libya Ján Kubiš will visit Moscow next week to hold consultations with the Russian Foreign Minister, said Mikhail Bogdanov, Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
On the sidelines of the 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Bogdanov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had received an invitation from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to attend the Second Berlin Conference on Libya, scheduled for 23 June.
He stated that Russia will participate in the Berlin Conference, pointing out that the participation of Foreign Minister Lavrov in the event will depend on his work schedule.
The Second Berlin Conference will take place at the level of foreign ministers and mark the first time that the Libyan Transitional Government of National Unity (GNU) is represented at such a gathering.
